Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.

I think a pilot is a pilot, no matter who's judging it, but I will say I am thinking a lot about how to tell stories for the series in a streaming environment where you can anticipate a huge portion of the audience will consume an entire season in the course of a day, two days or a week.

You can't outsmart or outguess the audience in terms of what the narrative answer is.

Let's make really good stories that people get something out of. That's the one common denominator with everything I try to do.

As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.

It sounds corny, but I think people need stories to process the world. That's our business. That's the job we're in. We tell stories.

I have always read all my reviews, the bad along with the good (although you remember the bad much more than the good!). I am just too curious to see how it's playing with the audience, and I have a thick-enough skin to handle the less charitable assessments.